Monday, June 11, 2007
Here are some articles on incentives from last week.
The answer to Arkansas issues, in part, are bigger incentives, according to state officials. Read more.
The recent deal on incentives for Toyota in Georgetwon, KY has raised some questions about why the company is not required to hire more people. (basic lessons in productivity are in order: hiring people and being competitive are not the same.) Read more.
Texas, responding to Lousiana, is focused on increasing incentives for fim makers. Read more.
The climate for incentives for tech companies (from the perspective of Georgia) is reviewed in this article.
Here's an interesting article on how Helena, MT is revising its incentives policy. Read more.
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